When the New York Mets took the field against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, it marked the first home game of the final season at William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, the team's home since 1964. Few of the fans passing through the turnstiles realize that the stadium's namesake was one of New York's most influential lawyers, a power broker from a bygone era who had the rare distinction of having a stadium named after him while he was still alive.
April 09, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When the New York Mets took the field against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, it marked the first home game of the final season at William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, the team’s home since 1964.
Few of the fans passing through the turnstiles realize that the stadium’s namesake was one of New York’s most influential lawyers, a power broker from a bygone era who had the rare distinction of having a stadium named after him while he was still alive.
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